Fumigating storage bag



Oct. 20, 1936. H. RAFF FUMIGATING STORAGE BAG Filed Jan. 29, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Oct. 20, 1936. H RAFF 2,058,177

FUMIGAT ING STORAGE BAG Filed Jan. 29, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 20, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in fumigating apparatus and, more especially, a portable fumigating container or bag which also may be used for the storage of garments, and the like.

Among the features of myinvention is the provision of a fumigating storage bag that can be easily and cheaply made and which can be easily and efficiently operated.

My improved bag or container is so constructed that clothing or other material may easily and quickly be inserted thereinto or removed therefrom. When inside, the clothing may be fumigated for the purpose of destroying moths, larvae, eggs, and the like.

My improved bag or container is substantially gas-tight so that after clothing is put therein and fumigated, the said clothing may be left in the bag for storage purposes.

My improved device is so constructed that after the clothing is inside and the bag closed, a volatile liquid can readily be applied to a diffuser inside of the bag so that the vapors therefrom will fill the bag and fumigate the clothing.

Other features and advantages of my invention will appear more fully as I proceed with my specification.

In that form of device embodying the features of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in perspective; Fig. 2 is a view taken as indicated by the line 2 of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a view taken as indicated by the line 3 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a top plan view; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the can opening means removed.

As shown in the drawings, the device includes a member II) which may be designated as a carrier, said member here being shown as a rectangular piece of sheet material made of wood or any other suitable substance. The carrier member supports a bag ll preferably made out of substantially gas-proof cloth, fabric, or other suitable material. As here shown. the bag H includes a rectangular top portion ll' substantially the same size and shape as the board In and resting thereon, a bottom Il and sides ll,'

I N. As here shown, access to the interior of the bag for the purpose of placing and removing clothing is afforded by providing an opening at one comer or at any other place on the bag, for example, the sides, bottom'or top. As here shown, the opening is closed by snap fasteners l2, l2, although it is obvious that the opening may be closed in any other suitable manner. I also prefer to provide a lap of material or tongue inside of the bag at the opening so that a more gas-tight closing can be obtained thereby preventing undue escapage of fumigating gases until such time as they have spent them-- selves and caused the clothing or other items in the bag to be fumigated for the purpose of destroying moths, larvae, eggs, andthe like. As here shown, the carrier member Ill serves as a sort of top for the bag, or at least as means for distending or spreading the top part of the bag. l3 indicates a. hook swivelly supported in the center of the member III by which the entire device may be supported from a suitable pole, hook or the like (not shown).

The board I0 is provided with a hole H to one side of the center through which fumigating liquid may be. poured onto the absorbent material I5 below. The top ii of the bag is provided with a hole registering with the hole It in the board It).

As here shown, the absorbent material I5 is a. block of porous or fibrous material of any suitable nature provided with a longitudinal groove or channel 15* in its upper face. When the fumigating liquid is poured through the hole l4, .it can temporarily accumulate in the channel l5 until it is absorbed by the material IS. The

material I5 is porous enough so that the fumigat- I ing material which is preferably a volatile liquid will first be absorbed by it and then as the liquid evaporates, the fumes therefrom will be diffused throughout the bag and the garments therein.

I have also provided improved means for supplying the fumigating liquid to the diffuser I5.

,I prefer to provide a can [6 having therein suflicient liquid for one fumigating operation. This can is provided with a perforatable cover. This is accomplished by providing the ordinary screw cap II with a hole l'l therein. Under the cap I seat two discs I8 and I9. The former is preferably m'ade of cardboard or the like, and the latter, of tinfoil or some very thin sheet metal that can be easily punctured. Under the hole M in the board I0 I fasten the strip of metal 20 having an upwardly projecting pointed tooth or cutter 2| which is slightly off-centered with respect to the center of the hole l4.

"In the practice of the invention, clothing on suitable hangers is first placed in the bag and supported from the cross-bar 22, also mounted on the lower surface of the board Hi. The bag is then closed. A can l6 containing suitable volatile moth-destroying liquid with a perforatable part in the cover is then inserted, top downwardly, into the hole I4 until the tooth 2- punctures the discs l8 and I9. In order to insure a complete opening, the can is then rotated. causing the tooth 2| to cut or tear a hole through the discs [8 and 19. The entire contents of the can I6 then flows into the channel It: in the porous member l5 and is absorbed by the latter. As the liquid vaporizes, the fumes: are diffused through-' out the bag and the material of the clothing, as described above.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that it is capable of many modifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangement may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it is my intention to claim all novelty inherent in myinvention as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A moth killing and clothing storage device comprising a stiff carrier of sheet material and a bag depending therefrom forming a closed container, including: means within said container for supporting clothing; absorbent diffusing means located on the under side of said carrier for holding a volatile liquid substance, said means being soconstructed and arranged as to distribute fumes from said substance throughout substantially the entire volume of said bag; and means for admitting said liquid substance through said carrier to said absorbent means to be absorbed thereby and subsequently diffused substantially throughout said bag.

2. A'moth killing and clothing storage device comprising a stiff carrier of sheet material and a bag depending therefrom forming a closed container, including: means within said container for supporting clothing; absorbent difiusing means located on the under side of said carrier for holding a volatile liquid substance, said means being so constructed and arranged as to distribute fumes from said substance throughout substantially the entire volume of said bag; and means for admitting said liquid substance through said carrier to said absorbent means to be absorbed thereby and subsequently diffused substantially 1 throughout said bag, said admitting means being further provided with means for receiving and holding a receptacle containing said liquid substance.

3. A moth killing and clothing storage device comprising a stiff carrier of sheet material and a bag depending therefrom forming a closed container, including: means within said container for supporting clothing; absorbent diffusing means located on the under side of said carrier for holding a volatile liquid substance, said means being so constructed and arranged as to distribute fumes from said substance throughout substantially the entire volume of said bag; means for.

admitting said liquid substance through said carrier to said absorbent means to be absorbed thereby and subsequently diffused substantially throughout said bag, said admitting means being further provided with means for receiving and holding a receptacle containing said liquid substance; and receptacle opening means incorporated with said admitting means.

4. Apparatus of the character claimed in claim 1 wherein said absorbent diffusing means is channeled on the upper side thereof to permit said liquid to flow therealong.

5. Apparatus of the character claimed in claim 2 wherein the means for receiving and holding the receptacle comprises an opening through said carrier above said diffusing means adapted to receive and engage the top of an inverted receptacle containing said liquid substance.

6. Apparatus of the character claimed in claim 3 wherein said receptacle opening means comprises a tooth carried by said sheet material adjacent said receptacle holding means and adapted to puncture said receptacle to permit said liquid to flow therefrom into said absorbent diffusing means.

7. A moth killing and clothing storage device comprising a stiff carrier of sheet material and a bag depending therefrom forming a closed container, including: means within said container for supporting said clothing; absorbent diffusing means located on the under side of said carrier for holding a volatile liquid substance, said means being so constructed and arranged as to distribute fumes from said substance throughout substantially the entire volume of said bag; and means for admitting said liquid substance through said carrier by gravity to said absorbent means to be absorbed thereby and subsequently diffused substantially throughout said bag.

. HARRY RAFF. 

